Was Homo habilis the first to use tools?

Homo sapiens were not the first creatures on earth to use tools. Earlier species of Homo, such as Neanderthals used tools several hundred thousand years before our species first entered the scene. There were other tool using hominid species that preceded them. Many animals use basic tools, and the fact that chimps use tools means it's very likely that our last shared ancestor used them too around 7 million years ago. Tool use may also have been seen before then in other animals.